My big white DSH cat was diagnosed with diabetes in January of 1996. He was 9.5 years old at the time and the diabetes wasn't "caught early" as they say.

I give him an 'no-brainer' injection twice a day (at the same time that I feed him) and other than that, I don't have to do much else for him for his condition.

It's been 7 years (he's 16.5 now) and is doing just fine. He hasn't had a single health problem since that time.

It was shocking to read that a vet recommended putting down a cat because of the onset of diabetes! *Go to a different vet*